This is another brilliant coconut recipe. You will enjoy this coconut jelly recipe and perhaps even enjoy making it.

Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients
- 3 cups coconut milk
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tbsp. gelatin
- 1/3 cup grated coconut or desiccated coconut
Instructions
- Fresh coconut is best for this recipe.
- You will need at least 2 coconuts. Crack and remove the shell of the coconuts then grate 1/3 cup and set aside.
- Note: Cut out the brown part of the coconut before grating.
- Cut the rest into smaller pieces (about 2″ in length) and blend in water.
- Add enough water to make the 3 cups of coconut milk.
- Note: We did not say to use 3 cups of water or else your coconut milk will be too diluted.
- Squeeze out the coconut milk through a strainer or sieve.
- Pour the coconut milk into a deep pot.
- Mix the sugar and gelatin.
- Add to coconut milk.
- Bring to a boil stirring constantly then simmer.
- Note: Stir until all the gelatin clumps disappear and gets translucent in the coconut milk.
- Remove and add the cold milk and grated coconut.
- Stir.
- Pour into a glass dish and place in a refrigerator to set.
- When the coconut jelly is set, mark the jelly into blocks using a knife. Serve cold
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Coconut Jelly
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Ingredients
- 3 cups coconut milk
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tbsp. gelatin
- 1/3 cup grated coconut or desiccated coconut
Instructions
- Fresh coconut is best for this recipe.
- You will need at least 2 coconuts. Crack and remove the shell of the coconuts then grate 1/3 cup and set aside.
- Note: Cut out the brown part of the coconut before grating.
- Cut the rest into smaller pieces (about 2″ in length) and blend in water.
- Add enough water to make the 3 cups of coconut milk.
- Note: We did not say to use 3 cups of water or else your coconut milk will be too diluted.
- Squeeze out the coconut milk through a strainer or sieve.
- Pour the coconut milk into a deep pot.
- Mix the sugar and gelatin.
- Add to coconut milk.
- Bring to a boil stirring constantly then simmer.
- Note: Stir until all the gelatin clumps disappear and gets translucent in the coconut milk.
- Remove and add the cold milk and grated coconut.
- Stir.
- Pour into a glass dish and place in a refrigerator to set.
- When the coconut jelly is set, mark the jelly into blocks using a knife. Serve cold